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Is the generation of rings by their units a question in K-theory?
Susan's question When can number rings be spanned (as $\mathbb{Z}$-modules) by units? smells like an algebraic K-theory question in disguise. I'll reformulate the question first:
Given an integral ...
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Is the Milnor boundary map, a natural transformation?
Consider the Milnor $K_n$-functors for discrete valuiation fields. For any discrete valuation field $F$ we can associate an abelian group $K_n(F)$ and the construction is given thanks a universal ...
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$K_1(k[x]/(x^2))$ for a field $k$
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$The definition of $K_1$ is stated in "The K-book" by Charles Weibel as a quotient of $\GL(R)$, where $\GL(R)$ is the union of the sequence $R^{ \times} = \GL_1(R)...